Common name
English: Wall Fumitory
German: Mauer-Erdrauch
Portuguese: Fumária-das-paredes
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Fumariaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Fumaria (2)
Epithet: muralis Sond. ex Koch (2)
Synonyms: Fumaria apiculata Hammar, Fumaria painteri Pugsley
apiculata => apiculate, small broad point at apex tip
muralis => growing on walls
painteri => in honor of Joseph Hannum Painter (1879-1908), collector in the USA
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet, pink